Serials With Enumeration but Without Captions
Scope: Holding and Item record guidance for serials lacking captions. Related documentation clarifies other situations with holding data: Duke University Libraries Holding Statements: ANSI/NISO Z39.71
Contact: Jacquie Samples
Unit: Metadata & Discovery Strategy
Date last reviewed: 11/20/2023
Date of next review: 11/20/2024
In the 853, the lack of caption is indicated by the use of (*) in the ǂa subfield.
For instance:
In the 866, no caption is provided
- In the item record, a caption is provided in brackets to designate it is not on the piece. This is primarily so the call number label is not confusing to patrons.
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